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Convicted spy for Russia moves to withdraw guilty plea • Associated Press • May 29, 2021   Peter Debbins is seen in 2014 as he was congratulated upon passing the Chartered Institute of Linguists’ exam in Russian translation. (The Institute of World Politics) ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A former Army Green Beret sentenced to more than 15 years in prison for spying for Russia has filed paperwork seeking to withdraw his guilty plea. Peter Debbins of Gainesville, Virginia, filed the handwritten motion earlier this week from his jail cell in Alexandria. He gave no reason for doing so, but...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A former Army Green Beret sentenced to more than 15 years in...

A former U.S. Army Green Beret who pleaded guilty last year to providing classified information to Russian military intelligence agents over a long perio

Former U of M ROTC Student Sentenced for Espionage Get our free mobile app FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — A former Army Green Beret who admitted divulging military secrets to Russia over a 15-year period was sentenced to more than 15 years in prison Friday on espionage charges. The sentence of 15 years and 8 months imposed on Peter Dzibinski Debbins, 46, of Gainesville, Virginia, by U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton was largely in line with the 17-year term sought by prosecutors. Defense lawyers sought a 5-year term. Debbins' lawyer, David Benowitz, argued that Debbins caused minimal damage and t...

and last updated 2021-05-14 14:14:28-04 FALLS CHURCH, Va. -- A former Army Green Beret who admitted divulging military secrets to Russia over a 15-year period has been sentenced to more than 15 years in prison. Forty-six-year-old Peter Debbins of Gainesville, Virginia, pleaded guilty in November to a federal Espionage Act charge. The sentenced he received Friday in federal court in Alexandria was largely in line with prosecutors' recommendation, and far longer than the 5-year term sought by the defense. Debbins’ relationship with Russian intelligence dates back to 1996 and spanned 15 ...